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3 stories matching packer

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:packet, pack, pacer, packenham, packshoer, backer

  1. Lummi Fishermen Fight for Their Reefs

    Prominent Lummi leaders seek an injunction against salmon canning companies to protect their traditional fishing grounds from industrial traps.

    Jun 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · Exclusion & Resistance

  2. The Fight for Point Roberts’ Shoreline

    A powerful fishing association is accused of manipulating land filings to secure a monopoly on the valuable tide lands, pushing out local competitors.

    May 17, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money

  3. A Cannery, a Reef, and the Indians’ Right to Fish

    A federal injunction stops the Point Roberts packing company from taking sockeye while the cannery argues the reef was never reserved to the Lummi—and that 130 jobs hang in the balance.

    Jun 20, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Roberts, Whatcom CountyFollow the Money · Exclusion & Resistance

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